A multiscale framework for computational nanomechanics: Application to the modeling of carbon nanotubes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 863-882

  Masud, Arif ^a   Kannan, Raguraman ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridging scales; Carbon nanotubes; Finite element analysis; Graphene sheets; Interatomic potentials; Molecular mechanics; Multiscale formulation; Vacancy defects

Indexed keywords

BRIDGING SCALES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIALS; MULTISCALE FORMULATION; VACANCY DEFECTS;

ATOMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFECTS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POINT DEFECTS; VACANCIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 65449190103     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2510     Document Type: Article

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